Caltech Jazz Band Guest Artist Concert

The Caltech Jazz Band, directed by Barb Catlin, presents its Guest Artist Concert, featuring Rebeca Mauleón and Joey De Leon Jr. on Saturday, February 4th at 8:00 pm in Beckman Auditorium.

Featured guest, Rebeca Mauleón, is an internationally acclaimed musician, bandleader, composer, Grammy-nominated producer and educator as well as author and reviewer. As a pianist Mauleón follows a long-standing tradition of Afro-Cuban and Latin Jazz performers, and her expertise in Afro-Caribbean and Latin American music places her at the forefront of the musicological community, resulting in a multidimensional career spanning over three decades. From her recording and performing work with an array of Grammy-winning legends including Tito Puente, Carlos Santana, Steve Winwood, Joe Henderson and Mickey Hart, to her diverse compositional projects (ranging from symphonic works and Afro-Cuban jazz to music for film, television and computer software companies), and her critically-acclaimed recordings, books and articles, Mauleón has carved a distinct niche as one of the most multi-faceted artists on the world music scene.

Los Angeles based percussionist, Joey De Leon Jr., holds a Bachelor's Degree in Classical Percussion Performance from the highly prestigious Manhattan School of Music and comes from a legacy of well-known musicians in the Latin music genre. His father was a percussionist and a founding member of Bobby Rodriguez Y La Compania, a band that played a pivotal role in New York City Salsa. De Leon Jr. is the percussionist for numerous well-known bands including Poncho Sanchez, Arturo Sandoval and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band.

Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for Caltech staff and faculty, and students. Parking is free.

For more information, visit http://bands.caltech.edu or call (626) 395-3295.